Beautiful woman
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"One very interesting generalization is that in most societies the physical beauty of the female receives more explicit consideration than does the handsomeness of the male. The attractiveness of the man usually depends predominantly upon his skills and prowess rather than upon his physical appearance." (Ford, 1951, p. 86) |
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This page features links to physical attractiveness of women. In Western culture, Helen of Troy is often attributed the title of most beautiful woman, while Venus is regarded as the most beautiful goddess.
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Treatises
- On the Beauty of Women by the Italian writer Agnolo Firenzuola
- Die Schönheit des Weiblichen Körpers by by Carl Heinrich Stratz
- "Thirty beauties of a woman", a passage featured in Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies by Brantôme
Painting
- Ideal Portrait of a Woman, title of various paintings
- Five Maidens of Croton, a popular myth about the Greek painter Zeuxis
Namesakes
- "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"
- Pretty Woman, a 1990 American romantic comedy motion picture
- "The death ... of a beautiful woman is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world", a dictum by Edgar Allen Poe
See also
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